McCoy ties freshman touchdown record as Texas holds off Iowa

Dec 31, 2006 - 6:34 AM
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Ticker) -- Colt McCoy helped Texas achieve
a feat no other team in the country has done.

McCoy threw two touchdowns and tied a record for TDs by a
freshman quarterback as No. 18 Texas posted a 26-24 victory over
Iowa in the Alamo Bowl.

Named the game's Offensive Player of the Game, McCoy completed
26-of-40 passes for 308 yards. His two scoring tosses gave him
29 on the season, tying the NCAA Division I-A record by a
freshman signal-caller set by Nevada's David Neill in 1998.

"We were just gonna do whatever it took to win," McCoy said.
"We didn't know what Iowa was going to do in the game, but we
were just gonna take what they gave us on every snap and
eventually chip away. That was our mentality coming into the
game."

McCoy helped the Longhorns achieve a 10-3 record, marking the
sixth straight season the team has won 10 games - the longest
current streak in the nation.

"I had confidence out there," McCoy said. "Coach Brown talked
about dedication and family and I dedicated this game to our
three senior offensive linemen who are like family to me."

After throwing a 20-yard TD to Limas Sweed with a minute
remaining in the second quarter to cut the Longhorns' deficit to
14-10, McCoy found Jamaal Charles for a 72-yard score with 7:30
left in the third period to give Texas a 20-14 lead.

Charles rushed for 26 yards for Texas, which was held to 70
yards on the ground. However, Selvin Young, who was held to
just 11 yards on 12 carries, found the end zone from two yards
out 4:01 into the final quarter to give the Longhorns a 26-21
advantage.